Dorian Lynskey on protest songs and The Ministry Of Truth (ft. Musical Guest Kai Mata)

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English - March 16, 2022 07:10 - 1 hour - 191 MB - ★★★★ - 12 ratings
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Balinese activist and singer Kai Mata interviews English writer Dorian Lynskey—author of 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs and The Ministry of Truth: A Biography of George Orwell’s 1984—on episode #106 of the Podsongs podcast.

Challenged to come up with a song that covers both subjects, she creates an anti-protest song—an anthem for peace.

LYRICS:

To those who call for uprising

And bloodshed to begin

Who holler that the system

must be torn down from within

If you want to drive out the dark

Well stand up with light in your heart

You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - And you need a revolution

Screaming for a storm rage and a war - trying to tear down institutions

Preaching hate, liberate, anger bait nothing more - we're in need of resolution

You're acting like it's 1984

An eye for an eye

Makes the whole world blind

With peace in your actions

There's peace in your mind

If you want to drive out the dark

Well stand up with light in your heart

You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - And you need a revolution

Screaming for a storm rage and a war - trying to tear down institutions

Preaching hate, liberate, anger bait nothing more - we're in need of resolution

You're acting like it's 1984

In the cacophony, I hear a single melody

So would you come along and sing this song with me?

We can use harmonies to sing of what we dream this little world could be

You can be mad, you can be angry

In this time where words are feeling so unheard

We write songs about our worries

Sing out loud to share our stories

In the hopes that someone near or far can hear our words and feel them in their heart

You're acting like it's Nineteen Eighty-Four - And you need a revolution

Screaming for a storm rage and a war - trying to tear down institutions

Preaching hate, liberate, anger bait nothing more - we're in need of resolution

You're acting like it's 1984

Links:

Kai Mata - http://kaimatamusic.com/

Dorian Lynskey - https://www.dorianlynskey.com/

Podsongs - https://podsongs.com/